Yampa River Botanic Park Society

Steamboat Springs, Colorado - EIN 88-0687841 - Latest filing: fiscal 2025 (Jan 1, 2025 - Dec 31, 2025)

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

How to read this page: every figure below is from the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Apr 29, 2026. People named below are shown as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Apr 29, 2026 - the filing is a snapshot of that fiscal year, not a list of current officeholders.

THE FILING IN ONE PARAGRAPH

Yampa River Botanic Park Society reported $637,298 in revenue and $634,695 in expenses in fiscal 2025, a surplus of $2,603 for the year. Program services took $588,242 of expenses, or 92.7%. The organization closed the year with $201,504 in net assets - about 3.8 months of expenses at the fiscal-2025 spending level.

At a Glance - Fiscal 2025

All values are fiscal 2025 unless a tile says otherwise.

TOTAL REVENUE - FISCAL 2025
$637,298

Up 50.3% from $424,049 in fiscal 2024.

TOTAL EXPENSES - FISCAL 2025
$634,695

Revenue minus expenses: $2,603 in fiscal 2025.

PROGRAM EXPENSE SHARE - FISCAL 2025
92.7%

$588,242 of $634,695 went to program services.

NET ASSETS - END OF FISCAL 2025
$201,504

Total assets $209,762 minus total liabilities $8,258.

PEOPLE REPORTED - FISCAL 2025
0 Employees

Plus 100 volunteers reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990.

Money In, Money Out - Fiscal 2025

Revenue and expenses as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Apr 29, 2026. Donated goods are separated from cash so food and supply donations do not read as cash income.

Where the Money Went - Fiscal 2025

Program Services$588,242 (92.7%)
Fundraising$1,488 (0.2%)
Management and General$44,965 (7.1%)

Management and general is the figure reported on the filing (Part IX total); where a filing does not carry it, it is computed as the residual of total expenses minus program and fundraising expenses. Cost to raise a dollar in fiscal 2025: $0.00 - $1,488 in fundraising expenses divided by $536,618 in total contributions.

Where the Money Came From - Fiscal 2025

SourceFiscal 2025
Total Contributions$536,618
Of Which Cash Contributions$536,618
Of Which Donated Goods (Noncash)$0
Federated Campaigns$18,260
Membership Dues$0
Fundraising Events$0
Related Organizations$0
Government Grants$0
All Other Contributions$518,358
Program Service Revenue$0
Investment Income$0
Other Revenue$100,680
Total Revenue (All Sources)$637,298

Reserves and Balance Sheet - Fiscal 2025

Reserves and Runway

3.8 Months

of reserves - $201,504 in net assets at the end of fiscal 2025, divided by average monthly expenses of about $52,891 in fiscal 2025.

Net assets can include donor-restricted funds, buildings and other assets that cannot be spent like cash. Treat months of reserves as a scale measure, not as cash in the bank.

Balance Sheet - End of Fiscal 2025

Total Assets$209,762
Total Liabilities$8,258
Liabilities as Share of Assets3.9%
Net Assets$201,504

Leadership Pay - Fiscal 2025

Pay is the summed total across all compensation columns on the Form 990 - pay from the organization, pay from related organizations, and other compensation. People are shown as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Apr 29, 2026.

No compensation was reported for any officer, director, trustee or key employee on the fiscal-2025 Form 990. Everyone named on the filing served without pay from the organization, as reported.

Board and Governance - Fiscal 2025

Board and policy answers as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Apr 29, 2026.

Board Roster - as Reported on the Fiscal-2025 Form 990

13 voting members, 13 independent - independence count as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990.

Name, as ReportedRole, as Reported
Russ AthaDirector
Wendy BaumannDirector
Karen BombergDirector
Sonia FranzelDirector
Cales GivensDirector
Georgianne NelsonDirector
Emily SeaverDirector
Kathy ConnellPresident
Sally HertzogVice President
Madison KeeffeDirector
Evelyn ColeTreasurer
Jackie BuratovichSecretary
Courtney LynnDirector

Governance Policy Flags - Fiscal 2025

Conflict of Interest PolicyYes - Reported
Whistleblower PolicyNo
Document Retention PolicyYes - Reported
Audited Financial StatementsNo
Board Size and Independence13 voting / 13 independent

Flags report what the organization answered on the Form 990. A Yes means the policy was reported on the filing; it is not an outside review of how the policy works in practice.

Grants - Fiscal 2025

Grants Made - Fiscal 2025

This organization reported $588,242 in grants paid in fiscal 2025.

Recipient, as ReportedAmount
City of Steamboat Springs CO
All of the operating expenses of the Yampa River Botanic Park are paid by the City of Steamboat Springs CO and reimbursed by the Society. These grants to the City are reimbursements made by the Society during the year ended December 31, 2025 for operating expenses paid by the City on behalf of the Park.
$570,291
Yampa Valley Community Foundation
Transfer of funds received by the Society for construction of the Park's propagation greenhouse.
$100,572

Trend - Revenue

Years are shown only where a filing is held. Missing years are absent, never filled in.

FY24 FY25
Revenue, fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025 - the two years held on this record.
Fiscal YearRevenueChange
Fiscal 2024 (Prior-Year Column on the Fiscal-2025 Filing)$424,049-
Fiscal 2025$637,298+50.3%

This table grows to a 10-year view (revenue, expenses, net assets and top pay) as earlier filings for this organization are added to the record. Missing years are absent, never filled in.

Filings on Record

Tax PeriodFormStatusSource
Jan 1, 2025 - Dec 31, 2025Form 990In Force - Filed Apr 29, 2026Original Filing at the IRS

If an amended return is filed, the newest amended return supersedes the earlier one and the table marks which filing is in force.

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